yodta
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Reged: 04/23/05
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Loc: va beach, va
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I bought mine at a fastener shop here in town. I don't remember the sizes specifically, except that they're all NPT. I thought they were just standard threaded holes at first, but no. funny story, actually. I was wandering about this place for about 10 minutes, feeling a bit overwhelmed. this place isn't very well organized and is chock full of nuts and bolts and all sorts of odd bits and pieces. this plumber dude walked in, looked at my manifold for maybe two seconds and said, "You need NPT plugs; they're over here." I was like, "Huh?" he was right :)
I doubt you'll have any trouble finding a specialty fastener type shop out your way, but if you do, let me know and I'll see if I can pick some up.
I don't have the charcoal canisters. mine were all rotted out. I can't really remember where they go, or how they're connected. one's for tank vent, I think. being a Cali truck, you probably have to be careful about dumping that stuff. I ended up just connecting a small generic fuel filter for venting. feel kinda guilty about that. maybe I'll see about finding a generic type charcoal canister to use.
the distributor is an aftermarket OEM replacement that I ordered through Advance Auto. I tried the LC all mechanical model, but it runs a hotter advance curve. I was never really satisfied with it, since getting my Weber jetted properly took so much trial an error. anyway, I became more interested in driveability and fuel economy while still maintaining decent throttle response, so I went back to the stock distributor. I prefer it. it's nice and smooth, and I can cruise down the highway without my foot in the gas too much. that's the benefit you get from the idle advance kicking in at cruise; it advances the timing under low to no load conditions allowing you to hold cruise speeds with a leaner mixture which saves you fuel.
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Edited by yodta (09/15/09 12:59 AM)
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gueroblanco
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Reged: 02/18/07
Posts: 199
Loc: marysville, ca
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I think my idle cut-off solenoid is defective because it should click when it powers up and it does not.  I had the truck running and it was running really good and smooth but then I goosed the throttle after which it idled down and died and now will not start. I'm going to try it again in the morning cold, and if it still does not work i'm gonna call weber. stupid solenoid. (or stupid me...)
oh, but I shouldn't need two charcoal canisters should I? I'm just not sure how to go about eliminating one and keeping the other. I want to eliminate the ecu entirely if at all possible...
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and I can cruise down the highway without my foot in the gas too much. that's the benefit you get from the idle advance kicking in at cruise; it advances the timing under low to no load conditions allowing you to hold cruise speeds with a leaner mixture which saves you fuel.
btw what is your gas mileage on average? driving easy that is...
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Edited by gueroblanco (09/15/09 01:24 AM)
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yodta
Rock Warrior
Reged: 04/23/05
Posts: 524
Loc: va beach, va
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I can't say that I have my setup completely dialed yet, but I get 17-18 mostly around town type driving. I've seen 22-23 on road trips. I hear people running the 38/38 get about the same.
so nothing spectacular, but more importantly to me, it's fairly responsive and smooth. idles nicely, too.
I don't really know anything about the fuel cut solenoid. I thought it was just to help prevent run-on?
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gueroblanco
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Reged: 02/18/07
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Loc: marysville, ca
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I found a problem with the charge system, the 7.5 amp fuse was blown, not sure why... the engine at least will start now, but the idle is very rough. Still no click in the solenoid when it powers on. I'm gonna call weber about it tomorrow.
Went to a napa store today, they had the plug I was looking for so I eliminated the crazy thing that has like 4 different multi sized vaccuum ports that screws into the intake... looks neater anyways...
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yodta
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Loc: va beach, va
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yeah, I was just gonna pop on here and tell you I saw those plugs at Advance last night while I was looking for an exhaust tip. you know, to gain 15 extra horsepower.
plugs were in the little hardware section for future reference.
as for rough idle, did you go through the setup and lean best idle adjustments?
http://redlineweber.com/html/Tech/carburetor_set_up_and_lean_best_.htm
another thing to consider is checking for a vacuum leak. a vacuum leak can cause rough idle.
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Edited by yodta (09/17/09 08:12 PM)
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gueroblanco
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Reged: 02/18/07
Posts: 199
Loc: marysville, ca
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The idle cut off solenoid is defective, and the guy at weber sent me a new one so that is on its way. As for the rough idle it was completely unrelated. The person who sold me the engine or whoever set this thing up switched the wires for the #2 and #3 plugs. I checked the plugs, but assumed that the wires were in the right order and just made sure I put them back on the one they came off of. 
Once I did that, it fired right up, running nice and smooth, good acceleration, nice and snappy like I hoped for.
the fast idle and the idle mix were WAY off (probably somethin to do with the intake...) but I got those dialed and took my strange contraption for a spin and she did nicely. 
thanks for all the help guys.
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yodta
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Reged: 04/23/05
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Loc: va beach, va
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what are you running for jets?
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gueroblanco
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Loc: marysville, ca
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I dunno, whatever comes in the carb I guess. 
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yodta
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Loc: va beach, va
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oh okay, cool, just checking. I'm always curious to know what other Weber users are doing for jets and config.
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gueroblanco
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Reged: 02/18/07
Posts: 199
Loc: marysville, ca
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why what are the options? and what are you running?
BTW the new idle cut off solenoid already arived today. Weber sent it priority. I haven't tested it yet, but I hope it works.
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